贤 xián

virtuous, worthy, good; able

HSK 6 #1943

DEFINITIONS

  • virtuous, worthy, good
  • able
  • worthy or virtuous person
  • honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

STROKES

WORDS

李修贤 lǐ xiū xián Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
王祖贤 wáng zǔ xián Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
礼贤下士 lǐ xián xià shì respect for the wise
圣经贤传 shèng jīng xián zhuàn lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
圣贤孔子鸟 shèng xián kǒng zǐ niǎo Confuciusornis sanctus (Jurassic fossil bird)
圣贤书 shèng xián shū holy book
举贤良对策 jǔ xián liáng duì cè Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
见贤思齐 jiàn xián sī qí see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous; Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
识才尊贤 shí cái zūn xián to recognize talent and have great respect for it
让贤与能 ràng xián yǔ néng to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)
贤劳 xián láo diligent
贤妻 xián qī (old) perfect wife; you, my beloved wife
贤妻良母 xián qī liáng mǔ a good wife and loving mother
贤弟 xián dì worthy little brother
贤淑仁慈 xián shū rén cí a virtuous and benevolent woman (idiom)
贤王 xián wáng sage kings
贤相 xián xiàng sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
贤能 xián néng sage
贤达 xián dá prominent and worthy personage
进贤 jìn xián Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
进贤县 jìn xián xiàn Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
集贤 jí xián Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
集贤县 jí xián xiàn Jixian county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
魏忠贤 wèi zhōng xián Wei Zhongxian (1568-1627), infamous eunuch politician of late Ming
黄英贤 huáng yīng xián a personal name; in this context, it refers to Australia's new Foreign Minister as of the article's publication
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